Name
Robert Sinclair
Occupation
Clerk
Advocate
Advocate-depute
Sheriff-depute
Principle Clerk of Session
King's Clerk
Biographical Info
The National Archives, Kew
Biographical Notes
Advocate, 7 Dec. 1762. Third son of Sir Robert Sinclair of Stevenson, Bart. Advocate, 1762; Advocate-Depute 1773; Sheriff of Lanark Feb. 1775-1786; Principle Clerk of Session Feb. 1785; King's Clerk, 12 June 1789. Never married.
Life Dates
- 1802

Associated Cases

Displaying 1 - 13 of 13
Case Role Date
Aitken and Others v. Wilson and Bannatyne Named in case documents 1780
Bellinger v. Monboddo's Interlocutor Clerk 1793
Corbet v. MacKenzie Named in case documents 1780
Drew v. Calder Named in case documents 1778
Duncan v. Maclintock and Smith Named in case documents 1778
Glover and Others v. Vasie Advocate for Defender 1776
Grieve and Others v. Incorporation of Tailors Advocate for Suspender 1773
James Sellars v. Ninian Anderson Named in case documents 1778
John Beadie v. The Other Creditors of Thomas Heggie Advocate for Petitioner 1787
Menzies v. Beresford Clerk 1803
Orr v. Paterson, and Others Advocate for Defender 1773
Samuel Cole, &c v. Ephraim Flamare, &c Advocate for Pursuer 1772
Watson v. Stewart Advocate for Suspender 1780

Documents Authored

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Title Type Document Title Submitted
Samuel Cole, &c v. Ephraim Flamare, &c Memorial

Memorial for Samuel Cole of Covent-Garden, Mercer, and William Cole, brother of the said Samuel Cole; Daniel West, Obadiah Legrew, Timothy and William Ravenhill, James Sorel, Peter Serret, and Robert Ravenhill, all Silk-weavers, or merchants, in or near London, creditors of the said Samuel Cole, and John Gloag Merchant in Edinburgh, their Attorney and Trustee; against Ephraim Flammare and Son, Silk-weavers in London

 		28 Jul 1772
Allan v. Stewart Petition

Unto the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of John Stewart of Kype, and others, Heritors of Kypefrigg, or Long Kypemuir, and of James Stewart of Craigmuir, and others, Proprietors of the ground to the northward of Kypefriggmuir, and lying contiguous thereto

 		18 Jun 1772
Allan v. Stewart Memorial

Memorial for John Stewart of Kype and others, defenders, heritors of Kypesrigg or Long Kypemuir; and for James Stewart of Craigmuir, and others, proprietors of the grounds to the northward of Kypefrigg-muir, and lying contiguous thereto, against Joseph Allan of Castlebrockat, and Alexander Morton of Chappell, pursuers

 		26 Jan 1773
Grieve and Others v. Incorporation of Tailors Information

Information for John Grieve Merchant and Staymaker, James Loudoun, and Robert Robb, Merchants in Glasgow, Suspenders; against the Society or Incorporation of Taylors in Glasgow, Chargers

 		30 Jan 1773
Grieve and Others v. Incorporation of Tailors Condescendence

Condescendence for John Grieve Merchant and Staymaker in Glasgow, James Loudoun, and Robert Robb, Merchants there, Suspenders; Against the Society of Taylors in Glasgow, Chargers

 		3 Mar 1773
Glover and Others v. Vasie Petition

Unto the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of Robert Vasie of Hexham, in the County of Northumberland, and George Jeffrey writer in Edinburgh, his Attorney

 		2 Feb 1776
John Beadie v. The Other Creditors of Thomas Heggie Petition

Unto the Right Honourable The Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of John Beadie, merchant in Leith

 		26 Nov 1784
Watson v. Stewart Duplies

Duplies for James Stewart, Stabler in Edinburgh, Suspender ; to the Replies for James Watson junior, Messenger in Edinburgh, Charger

 		25 Feb 1780